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v.weigh anchor; unmoor
他们起锚出航。
They raised the anchor and set sail.
第二天早上他们起锚，开始向南航行。
The next morning, they weighed anchor and began to move south again.
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- Note"起锚" cannot be written as "启锚".
- Separable word"起" and "锚" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
大轮船起了锚，要出海了。
The big ship weighed anchor and set out to sea.
不知道什么原因，起不了锚了。
I don't know why. I can't weigh anchor.
船什么时候起的锚？
When did the boat start to anchor?